The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-20
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disguise their real position on this issue
were amusing as well sB effective. He
said preaident Cleveland presented a pit.
liable picture, filling On office Of the dig.
nifty OF which he had no conception and
for the duties OF which he had no capacity.
He urged tho people to vote right now,
for every vote cast In the Ohio election
would be taken, and fairly 30, ss anex.
preaalon on tho National Issues, This
was the golden time to place themselves
on record In favor Of those priucIplen OF
which the Republican party was tho nd.
vocate and friend. The members OF the
Legislature elected now might have the
duty oil elec!ing an United SLATED Senator,
and beAldes this the whole Nation 'wae
looking 10 tho State oil Ohio to see what
position she would take, II che makes
step backward twill bo seriouu step to
tho country at large. Time and again
Ohio has furnished tho man for the scat
OF tho Chief Magistrate OF the country,
and he was always man tit for the high
office. Such man WAS Harrinon, Grant,
HayeS, Garfield. Thereis another name
which should BIO remembered and I'D.
mired by all tho people oil tho United
States. a voice: sand that name Ia
sherman" ChesIs.1 Yes, that name ia
Sherman. Wild cheera. an
Mr. Bingham concluded moot eloouept-
~, saying thu! o man who neglected 10 70
to the polls and vote in an election 90 i'm.
portant as That now pending ought TO bs
dislranchiaed. His lac. words met with q
renewal Of the applause which, punc!us.
bis speech at briet intervals throughout.
.tY.t MR. suERMAS's SPEECH. III
Mr.. Holiingsworth then with m clio.
quent comment on the preceding epeech
and the record OF Mr.. Sherman, introduced
Ssnstor John Sherman as "the peer Of any
man in tho world" 1a,4s5l r.
MIR. Sherman said this was the Grst
time he had had the honor and pleasure
ofBpeaking to the people Of St. Cleirpyille,
but he had known hundreds OF the poo.
Pile OF old Belmont county hero and else.
where, and he waD glad to address tho
people Of such community at home. a
community which had the pride and sllec-
tlon OF 90 good men In as great mcaauye
must DO q community worthy Of those
feelings. T,1. ~ ssss1..5
Aside from the considerations which Mr..
Bingham had mentioned this was an i'm
portant election; /! was important that
Joseph B. Foraker BIO reelected to the
seat he nov occupies 90 Governor OF
Ohio. :,
He believed from tho slgua OF the times
that he would BIO elected triumphantly
without Belmont county aud that hi
would carry Belmont county. [Choarp1.
He was glad to say tina. Governor Fora.
ker WAS worthy Of the confidence and sup.
port Of the people OF the grea. State Q,
Ohio. He hRd known him for years az n
! worthy man in all the relations OF liie-a
brave soldier, an able lawyer, IN upright
judge and as good Governor aa u State
ever had. [Ches,hl. w.
When Grover Cleveland without gu.
thority Of law undertook to return 10 the
States lately in rebellion the Gags cap.
tured from them, Governor Foraker
knowing the President had no more right
to do that than any other citizen, threat
ened to sue him in the courts and prevent
the Illegal act. The flags were not re.
turned. [Oheers III
There were other reasona the Republi
csnB ought to be Triumphant. and the
Democrats defeated In thin election, aut
he proceeded to show these reaaons by
comparing recent legislation OF Republi
can and Democratic Legislatures.
The "Booale" Legislature and its bst
enactments were briefly referred to, com
menciag with the repeal Of tho Scott law,
(which ought not to have been repealed
The people Of Ohio since the war began
ware never willing to give q Democratic
administration longer trial than one
term, and go that Legislature yas TUNED
| out. The Republicans got control, aad
passed acores OF wise and lust Laws, laws
that were naeded and they exposed the
misdeeds7-tho foryaries and frauds Of the
Democrats.
Foremost in this work was your own
Representative from this county, Colonel
Poormsn, one Of the ahlest, ono OF the
best representatives who occupied plscu
on that floor. Uheeta ] They showed
the crimes Of the Democrats 10 Elein,y
that ono man was gent to the penitentiary
to represent the Democratic party,
[Lsughter.J They ought to have thirty OF
forty there. The Dootls Senators fled to
Tennessee, and wish 10 heaven they had
remained there. [Laughter.]
TIE DOW Law.
Among tho good measures adopted BY
the Republicans was the Dow law. This
Mr.. Sherman said no considered as good a
law as could be Devised on tho LIQUOR
question, because it enabled community
which wante prohibition to have it, sB st,
Clairaville has. But, my friends, you
cannot enforcs prohibition In large oitics
where public sentiment 10 not in favor Of
it; so there tho Dow law p1ovides a rev.
euue 10 compensate for the evils OF the
traffic, benides regulating the trade in
liquor and placing II under control. #
Tho Democratic election frauds were re.
viewed, and the speaker asked, Did you
ever know Republican to be engaged in
election frsuds? a voics: "Neyer.n
Cheers. Docs anybody expect help for
the cause Of Temperance from the Demo.
cratic party You will never got it. Then
why vii! anybody th.ow. away o vote
That is what 1t is. You will either have .
Democratic Legislature or. n Republican
Legislature. Why vote for men who have
no prospect CT being elec!ed2 .25
The frauds in the Democratic party in
Baltimore, asexposed by Democrats, were
used with telling effect, and the speaker
urged the peopls to vote for Col. Poormau
and Mr.. McKelvsy, not on personal
grounds, but because O vote for them ia a
vote for good government. [Cheera. 5
The tariff question was TOUCHED upon.
Mr.. Sherman said Congress reduced the
tariff on wool two cents on the pound as
he thought very unwisoly, and tho people
felt 1t. Now tho Democratic party ia
pledged to the removal OF tho tariff from
wool entirely. II any Democrat says this
il not 80, would like to hoar from him.
l hsvo been connected with tho framing
OF all Republican tariff Legislation since
1856. think ! can tell you something
about it. We now collect tax ON no do
mestic productions but whisky, beer and
TOBACCO. I am not in favor Of repeating
the tax on whisky. Ii the people want Il
repealed, lot them make it known and we
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